(12-28) 08:01 PST WALNUT CREEK -- The man shot and killed early Thursday by Walnut Creek police after they responded to an emergency call was identified as a 22-year-old local resident, authorities said.

Police said Anthony Banta Jr. was armed when they confronted him at the Diablo Pointe apartments on 1450 Creekside Drive around 3:13 a.m. They declined to say what kind of weapon he had or why they were called to the apartment complex.

Officers were forced to shoot soon after they arrived, police said, and Banta was pronounced dead at the scene.

The officers involved in the shooting have been placed on paid administrative leave pending the outcome of an investigation.